How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Louisiana?

Start with the funders already giving to community development in Louisiana, currently WK Kellogg Foundation, Jpmorgan Chase Foundation, The Greater New Orleans Foundation. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Louisiana from out of state.

How much grant money goes to community development in Louisiana?

$64M reached 135 community development organizations in Louisiana, from 303 funders. 31% came from funders also based in Louisiana.

How recent is this data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

Funding · Louisiana · Community development

Who funds community development in Louisiana

$64M reached 135 community development organizations in Louisiana, from 303 funders, with no single one dominating.

$64M

granted

135

organizations

31%

from in-state

The short version

303 funders gave $64M to 135 community development organizations in Louisiana across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
31% of that came from funders also based in Louisiana; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of community development in Louisiana is WK Kellogg Foundation, at $7M.
The community development organization drawing the most is Beloved Community Inc, at $9M.

Largest funders of community development in Louisiana

The funders giving the most to community development organizations in Louisiana, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1WK Kellogg Foundation$7M 2Jpmorgan Chase Foundation$6M 3The Greater New Orleans Foundation$5M 4The Andrew W Mellon Foundation$2M 5John D and Catherine T Macarthur$2M 6Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation$2M 7Community Foundation of North Louisiana$2M 8International Brotherhood of Electrical$2M 9Baton Rouge Area Foundation$2M 10Tides Foundation$1M

Community development organizations in Louisiana that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

125 other community development organizations$26M

Beloved Community Inc$9M Nola Business Alliance$7M Bayou Community Foundation$5M The Descendants Project$4M Community Renewal$4M Electrical Workers Association of Americ$2M Providence House$2M

How to find community development funders in Louisiana

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Start with the funders already active in Louisiana
The funders giving the most to community development in Louisiana are WK Kellogg Foundation, Jpmorgan Chase Foundation, The Greater New Orleans Foundation. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
69% of community development money in Louisiana comes from funders elsewhere, so national community development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Louisiana.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Louisiana?: Start with the funders already giving to community development in Louisiana, currently WK Kellogg Foundation, Jpmorgan Chase Foundation, The Greater New Orleans Foundation. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Louisiana from out of state.
Who is the largest community development funder in Louisiana?: WK Kellogg Foundation gives the most to community development organizations in Louisiana, $7M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to community development in Louisiana?: $64M reached 135 community development organizations in Louisiana, from 303 funders. 31% came from funders also based in Louisiana.
How recent is this data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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Strange bedfellows

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The camps

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State money flows

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Giving abroad

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Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.